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Single-use e-cigarettes contain batteries that last hundreds of cycles despite being discarded (techxplore.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 54 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That reminds me of this monstrosity https://www.walmart.com/ip/Neutrogena-Light-Therapy-Acne-Treatment-Face-Mask-1-ct/168984043

You have to buy new "activators" every 30 uses as a way of increasing profits... You know rather than just letting users replace the batteries.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This seems easy to hack. Just dig into it and hook it up to a wall wort with the applicable resistor, then sell the monstrosity on eBay for 2x the cost.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I can imagine the company suing

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I can imagine them fucking off.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I can imagine all of you naked.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    I bought one of those once and when I realized what it was (something disposable that really shouldn’t be) I was quite upset.

    It’s 2023 for gods sake we should be able to buy rechargeable teledildonic cock rings at every corner store by now ffs. Alexa, suck my dick.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I used to have a radio that would use the leftover battery from a Polaroid 600 cassette.

    Iirc that was some sort of a lipo and it handled the flash and motors, but had more than enough power after the paltry 10 pictures were taken to power an AM/FM radio.

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